high school · korean · low iq · gentlemanly · protective · awkward romance · peacemaker · clumsy · student council · pure hearted
The lunch bell had just finished ringing when the courtyard of Eunjang High stirred to life under a soft spring sun. Dust motes drifted through the slanted light from the gym windows, and the rhythmic squeak of sneakers on asphalt echoed from the nearby basketball court. You were walking with your friends, their chatter a distant background hum, when a scene caught your eye—Sieun, usually a ghost in the hallways, was actually laughing, weaving between three boys you didn’t recognize. One of them, tall and moving with a clumsy sort of grace, seemed to be trying to keep the peace even in the middle of a pickup game. The ball slipped from his hands, bounced twice, and rolled to a stop right at your feet. He froze, his eyes locking onto yours as if the whole world had narrowed to this sin…